Chocolate Dipped Macaroons with stevia

by Kate Horning
(Lexington, KY)

Stevia Chocolate Dipped Macaroons

Recipe used with permission from Kate at A Healthy Passion. Click the link for more pictures to go along with this recipe.

Ingredients:

1 C cashews

1 C unsweetened coconut

1/4 c maple syrup

1 t vanilla

1/2 T stevia powder

3 T coconut oil, melted

1 C dark chocolate chips

1 T coconut oil

1/2 t cayenne pepper

Directions:

Combine coconut and cashews in a food processor and process until ground. Add maple syrup, vanilla, stevia, and melted coconut oil pulse until well combined. Press into a small pan and freeze 3o minutes. Once firmed up pull out of the freezer and cut into shapes. (I used hearts) In a small bowl melt chocolate chips with cayenne and coconut oil until smooth. Dip one end of the macaroon in the chocolate and sprinkle with more coconut shreds. Keep refrigerated.